The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added John Michael Enard, 58, seen in this undated photo provided Jan. 19, 2013, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender list, and a $3,000 cash reward is now offered for information leading to his capture. Enard removed his ankle monitor early Saturday morning Jan. 19, 2013 and fled from a Houston halfway house. He is considered a sexually violent predator and at high risk to reoffend. All tips can be offered anonymously.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has added John Michael...

A top Houston lawmaker pledged Monday to hold legislative hearings to determine whether security shortcuts led to the weekend escape of a violent sexual predator from a Houston halfway house.

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